unhook
verb
unhook is spelled U-N-H-O-O-K: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unhook means “To remove from a hook” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unhook?
| Letters | 6: U-N-H-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unhook?
Unhook appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce unhook?
Unhook has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unhook.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unhook
- unhooks present, singular, he/she/it
- unhooking participle, present
- unhooked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unhook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove from a hook.
- 2
To unfasten by means of hooks.
to unhook a bra
- 3
colloquialTo unfasten the bra of (its wearer).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unhook come from?
From un- + hook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).